Extensive Water Damage to a Major Academic Medical Center: The Role of the Infection Preventionist within the Multidisciplinary Team

Extensive Water Damage to a Major Academic Medical Center: The Role of the Infection Preventionist within the Multidisciplinary Team

Following a major rainstorm in the northeast United States, Infection Preventionists (IPs) played key roles in the recovery efforts to restore normal and safe clinical operations at a major academic medical center. Additionally, several hundred patients, including those on isolation precaution, had...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2013-06, Vol.41 (6), p.S4-S4
Hauptverfasser: Dean, Ranekka T., MPA, RN, Bock, Steven, RN, CIC, Bubb, Tania N., MS, RN, CIC, Chen, Donald, MD, Cutro, Scott, MD, Foti, Alycia, Hardy, Sandra, MA, RN, Lighter-Fisher, Jennifer, MD, Pinto, Gabriela, Rowan-Hazlerigg, Alex, RN, CIC, Skeete, Faith, MS, RN, Stachel, Anna, MPH, CIC, Phillips, Michael, MD
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Sprache:eng
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Disease prevention
Hospitals
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Water
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Zusammenfassung:Following a major rainstorm in the northeast United States, Infection Preventionists (IPs) played key roles in the recovery efforts to restore normal and safe clinical operations at a major academic medical center. Additionally, several hundred patients, including those on isolation precaution, had to be emergently evacuated and transferred to surrounding hospitals.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.03.012